The Director General of the National Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days as part
of measures to stop the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from spreading into the
country, it was learnt on Tuesday.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this
in Abuja while briefing the leadership of the Senate on efforts being made to
curb the spread of the disease in Nigeria.
Ehanire said that the DG had to be isolated in his residence
since he just returned from China as a delegate for the World Health
Organisation (WHO) in Wuhan, China to understudy the behavioral pattern of the
COVID-19.
The Minister said that the 14-day isolation for the NCDC DG
was in line with established safety procedure against the Coronavirus.
He also briefed the Senate leadership on the efforts being
made by the Federal Government to treat the confirmed case in Nigeria as well
as prevent the disease from further spreading into the country.
Details shortly…
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